People actually READ my blog!

So I had to take tank to the hospital this morning for an x-ray of his chest. He's got this cough...like an old man who's been smoking his entire life mixed with that wet congestion cough...cough. 

Anyways, the radiologist (we'll call her england because she sounded like that was were she was from) calls us into the x-ray room and tells me to have a seat while she goes to get another radiology tech. So I put the diaper bag on a chair and set tank on the table just as the england and the other tech come back into the room. England tells me I have to put on the cover thing since i'll be holding tank while she does the xray, and to give tank to Dana (the tech). So I go to hand tank over to Dana and when she looks at me, she gives me this sorta hmmmm I know you look. I don't really care so I just take tank back and lay him on the table to do the first xray which was just him lying on his back. For the next xray though he had to be on his side. Wel I would get him on his side and then he would roll over onto his belly and start laughing. So this went on about 2 more times and I was like "juju you silly boy stop." Which of course broke tank into laughter. "Oh silly boy, you're not juju, you're my xa-pi! Are you laughing at mommy?" Dana looks up at me again with the same look she gave just a couple minutes ago. Well I brush it off again and we finally get the second xray done. England says that she's gonna take a look at the xrays and come back and let me know if she sees anything or not. So I get our stuff together as Dana changes the sheet tank was on, when she turns to me and says...

DANA: I know this may sound a bit crazy, but do you by any chance have a website?

ME: No. (duh Nicole you have a BLOG...a website...but of course I was thinking at the time)

DANA: You just look really familiar is all.

(Now this is when I finally realize, hey my blog IS a website)

ME: I do have a blog. So ya I guess I do have a website.

DANA: I know this is gonna sound a little off but is it called the locker room or the boys locker room or something like that? 

ME: Umm ya its called life in the boys' locker room......

(where she cuts me off and goes...)

DANA: I knew you looked familiar, but just couldn't place it. Then you called him juju and then I realized why you looked so familiar. Girl I read your blog all the time! You are too crazy sometimes! Because of you, my husband has to pour his bee-ah in a glass before he drinks it!

ME: OMG are you for real?! (and yes I said O-M-G just like that)

DANA: Girl, yes! Where have you been? How come you haven't posted in so long?

ME: WORK! But you really read my blog? That is way cool!

England comes back in and gives us the thumbs up that she didn't find anything.  Thank goodness. But the cough is still a mystery.

DANA: Well girl let me get back, but post soon. Your crazy life is my sanity.

WOW! Can y'all believe that?! This has definitely given me the extra boost to put more time into my blog and really start branding myself! 

So HEY DANA! THANKS! 

New photo blog post!

I know i've been m.i.a...I miss y'all too! If you don't tweet with me (which by the way you should lol), this is just a short post to say I've finally posted pics of tank's first birthday. I wish my birthday was like that. Click HERE to see my birthday monster!

M.I.A. (as usual, but not for long)

So I've been a TERRIBLE blogger these days. 

So let's see...WORK! My schedule has been so crazy! One week I work 4pm to 1am and the next I go back to day shift, 7:30am to 4:30pm. I mean come on. Boy oh boy I cannot wait until the day that I can say goodbye. I love my job, but I love my days off even more! LOL! I absolutely HATE having to bring juju and tank to daycare 5 days a week. I HATE not being home when skinny and milkshake get home from school to help them with their homework. But all that will change. Big daddy is getting on at the fire department so Iwon't have to work full time anymore. I mean I certainly can if I want to, but I think i'm gonna take a break and be home with my babies. Maybe work part time again.

So...i'm having this ongoing thing with my ex (skinny and milkshakes biological "idiot"). He was trying to get full custody on the grounds that I had married. Um for starters, they will be 13 and 11, where the hell were you before now? And I've been married for almost 5 years. Oh come on dude! Anyways, the judge is gonna give us joint custody and then we have to work out the details. So the biggest issue is the fact that he DOES NOT pay child support and that I'm supposed to drive half the distance between our locations to drop them off to him...thats fricken Childress, TX!  Thats 7 hours away from where we live. He lives in Colorado Spings. I did not tell him to move to Colorado...he chose to do that on his own. I mean why the hell should I have to drive all that way?! And driving is EXPENSIVE...gas, food...I mean seriously. And then I have to make the drive with a 2 1/2 year old and a one year old...ALONE. I'll keep y'all posted. I dropped them off on good friday and am supposed to pick them up on the 19th, and am scheduling a meeting with my lawyer hopefully this wednesday.

So onto more exciting news...not sure if you caught it above in my ranting...TANK IS 1YEARS OLD!!!!!!! The milestone date was friday, April 10. It was indeed a GOOD friday. Didn't get to do anything because we were driving the entire day! (AAARRRGGGHHHH) But I'm still getting him a cake either today or tomorrow. Or maybe I should just wait until skinny and milkshake come back. We'll see.

I know I'm not here half as much as I want to be but you can ALWAYS tweet with me http://twitter.com/nicole_johnson (yes that was my blatant form of self marketing!)

Oh BTW...we got a new game table! It has a pool table, air hockey table, table tennis, finger football, bowling...its GREAT! What I don't like is the fact we really didn't have the room for it in our house, so it has now replaced our dining room table until big daddy finishes his back room. I will be posting pictures on my other blog High Heels & Athletic Shoes so check back in about 2 hours!

Photo post...go see!

So I'm self promoting again! LOL! Check out my little man.

Toothpaste, ressurections, watermelons, chalk, pictures, & more crap!

So its Thursday! I love meme days..never have to thunk bout what to blog! And this meme, well, its all over the place! Its do damn random I LOVE IT!!!

So lets get this thang started! 

Toothpaste, ressurections, watermelons, chalk, pictures, & more crap!

1. What brand & flavor of toothpaste do you use?

Crest Pro-Health and I think its just the regular mint flavor. 

2. What is your earliest memory?

I think I was about 4...I was at my mom's friend's house I think...anyways, I was wearing some heels with my blanket tied around my body..you know like when you get outta the shower...well I was singing at the top of my lungs, when one of mom's friends spilled some water from the cup he was drinking. I went into the kitchen and grabbed a dish towel and ran to clean up the spill. While I was wiping it up, I was saying "Its ok honey, I got it. Everybody has assidents." Its weird how its still so vivid in my mind! I can describe the kitchen in almost complete detail along with what color the tiles were in the kitchen and dining area.

3. Hot Dogs or Hamburgers?

TOUGH! I have to say hamburgers...with cheese please! LOL! I was watching that show how its made on the discovery channel, and that has kinda made me stay clear of hot dogs. When you see how its made, it kinda kills it for you. For those of you that like hot dogs...well...don't watch it!

4. If you could bring any one famous person back to life, who would it be?

BOB MARLEY! I mean seriously! That man was fantastic! Plus his views on racism and equality...he was half black, half white. His music is so inspiring! STOP THE HATRED!

5. What is one thing we would always find in your fridge... what one thing would we never find?

You will always find whole milk and water...Juju is a milk freak, and well the rest of us are water freaks!

You will never find...hmmm...we like a lot of different stuff...clothes?...but seriously, soda, pop, whatever you wanna call it..oh ya, and one of those arm and hammer box things...obviously because at this very moment my fridge smells like onions! Big daddy is marinating some ribs in his special marinade. Now the pan is covered with saran wrap but obviously not good enough.

6. Did you have to go and look for the answerof #1?

Haha I just brushed my teeth...I know its like 10 something in the morning. Don't judge me!

7. What don't watermelons grow on trees?

Think this was supposed to ask WHY...soooo...because, duh, when was the last time you picked up a watermelon?!

8. What is something that you own that you should probably just throw in the trash, but you never will?

If you ask the hubs, he'll say everything! But you're not asking him...so lets see..there are these black heels I wore to prom when I was a sophmore..a couple halter tops from my pre-children days..this could go on and on..i'm kind of a pack-rat, so we'll just stop there. Hey I think I'll do a new post about it.

9. I push you into a room and lock the door. I leave you there for 6 hours. The walls are chalkboards and in the middle of the room there is a box of colored chalk. What will be written/drawn on the walls when I let you out?

A coconut tree, on and island in the middle of the ocean, with a setting sun..maybe some birds..I always draw that..thats all I know how to draw..and some flowers..and hopscotch..and then I'd write my name over and over a couple times..then i'd write the boys' hawaiian names a couple times.

10. When was the last time you changed the oil on your car?

Don't know..the hubs does though when it needs to be changed.

11. In your extended family, who has been married the longest?

Are my grandparents considered regular family or extended family? anyways my grandparents.

12. Name one thing that is so normal to you now that someone who was your age 50 years ago would think was abnormal.

Surfing...the internet!

13. Have you ever wanted someone or something so bad that it hurt?

Ya, its kinda weird. I really wanted to get this store manger position at this "well known" retail store. The application process shoulda been simple except for the fact that there were 4 of us in the running, and I had the least experience. The other 3 had managed their own stores for over 5 years. And me, I was just a lowly assistant manager who had almost 2 years in the same place under my belt. I shoulda considered myself honored that they even considered me. They knew I had the drive, and I did. In the end, they chose some red-head who didn't even last 2 months. I was heart-broken. I felt like a failure, my body ached like I had the flu, and then got hit by a bus. 

14. What do you dip your french fries in?

Most of the time nothing, but every now and then ketchup.

15. What was the last picture that you took?

Isn't he a cutie pie! He was trying to climb up the stool to get to the sink. 

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